In May, the university announced lower rates and deposits at The Flats after there were concerns over the cost. Only 47 people had signed a lease with The Flats before the university announced that Fairmount Towers would close.

Students who were moved into The Flats kept their same housing contract and the prices of Fairmount Towers. For these students, their two-bedroom apartment cost $4,380 for the school year.

Next year, if the proposal passes, these students could pay significantly more to live in The Flats.

Under the proposed rates, a two-bedroom apartment would cost $8,300 per year. This does not include the proposed $4,170 unlimited-access meal plan.

A three- or four-bedroom apartment in the Flats, with an unlimited-access meal plan, would cost $9,170 per year per student.

In the proposal, WSU said that if the proposed rates are not implemented, “the current financial stability of the housing and residence life operations would be compromised.”

WSU said it has not identified any alternative plans if the rates are not approved. The university also said that student feedback on the proposed rates was conducted through task-force meetings in October.

All freshmen are required to live on campus unless they fall under certain exemptions, including living with family members in the Wichita area.

Wichita State’s Corbin Education Center held an open house of its building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to celebrate the 150th birthday of “the greatest American architect of all time.”